Orlando Ramírez
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Orlando Ramírez Leal is a former Major League Baseball
shortstop
and right-handed batter who played for the California Angels between 1974 and 1979. He was the second Colombian-born player in major league history, following Luis Castro
, who played 42 games for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1902 season
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In his 143-game major league career, Ramírez batted
.189 with 16 RBI
, 24 runs, five doubles
, one triple
and 16 stolen base
s.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
and right-handed batter who played for the California Angels between 1974 and 1979. He was the second Colombian-born player in major league history, following Luis Castro
Luis Castro
Luis Manuel Castro was born in Medellín, Colombia.) He was the first latin american born player to play in Major League Baseball in the United States, and the first Latin American since Cuban player Esteban Bellán in 1873 as a professional baseball player...
, who played 42 games for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1902 season
1902 Major League Baseball season
The 1902 Major League Baseball season involved the Milwaukee Brewers moving to St. Louis and become the St. Louis Browns, and the Chicago Orphans were renamed as the Cubs.-Major league baseball final standings:...
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In his 143-game major league career, Ramírez batted
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
.189 with 16 RBI
Run batted in
Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...
, 24 runs, five doubles
Double (baseball)
In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
, one triple
Triple (baseball)
In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
and 16 stolen base
Stolen base
In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate...
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